Thursday, January 03, 2008

Gary Katz producing Jay & The Americans

What's Gary Katz up to these days? is one of the recurring questions among Steely Dan fans.

According to The Herald-Tribune online Gary is working with Jay & the Americans:"The Vocal Group Hall of Fame band, featuring three original members (but not Jay Black), is working with longtime Steely Dan producer Gary Katz on a new album."

And that's all we know. Interesting though as we get a couple of Steely Dan connections rolled into one.1) Gary Katz produced the first seven Steely Dan albums.2) Kenny Vance, one of the original members in Jay & The Americans, helped Donald and Walter early on. They recorded demos as well as a soundtrack while under contract to Kenny's production company.3) Donald and Walter briefly toured with the band.